gieren
[ˈɡiːʁən]
The verdict
“gieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach etwas heftig verlangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gieren · gieren · German
gieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡiːʁən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach etwas heftig verlangen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gieren, spelled G-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1nach etwas heftig verlangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heinrich der Vierte wurde von seinem eigenen Sohne, der nach der Krone gierte, verraten.
This word in other languages
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